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May 9, 2024 |
Frank LaRose: Mr. Irrelevant and a Clown Show All Wrapped Together
Today, state Senator Bill DeMora (D-Columbus) condemned Secretary of State Frank LaRose's statement blaming Democrats for the Ohio House not taking up amended House Bill 114, which includes language that would make it harder for citizen groups to participate in direct democracy through ballot initiatives.
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May 8, 2024 |
DeMora Condemns Tainted House Bill 114
Today, state Senator Bill DeMora (D-Colmbus) condemned the Senate's passage of the tainted House Bill 114, which was amended this morning to include language that would allow President Biden to appear on the November ballot and previously unheard language regarding foreign spending in elections.
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May 7, 2024 |
DeMora Denounces Yost's Felony Threat Against Students
Today, state Senator Bill DeMora (D-Columbus) denounced Attorney General Dave Yost's threat against students exercising their First Amendment right to protest in a letter sent to Ohio's University presidents, citing a law from 1953 meant to crack down on the Ku Klux Klan.
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May 3, 2024 |
DeMora Denounces LaRose for Again Pursuing Voter Purge Ahead of November Election
Today, state Senator Bill DeMora (D-Columbus) denounced Secretary of State Frank LaRose's intent to purge potentially thousands of voters from the voter rolls ahead of the November election.
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April 26, 2024 |
Democratic Caucus Leadership, Franklin County Delegation, Jewish Caucus Release Statement on Ohio State University Demonstrations
Leaders of the Ohio Democratic Caucus, the Franklin County House and Senate delegation and the Jewish Caucus released the following statement concerning the overnight protests and arrests on the campus of the Ohio State University.
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April 15, 2024 |
DeMora Condemns Passage of Harmful Administrative Rules
Today, state Senator Bill DeMora (D-Columbus) condemned the passage of several administrative rules that would unnecessarily ban gender reassignment surgery on minors, even though such surgeries have never taken place in Ohio.
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April 10, 2024 |
DeMora Responds to Governor's State of the State Address
Today, state Senator Bill DeMora (D-Columbus) issued the following statement in response to Governor Mike DeWine's State of the State address.
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February 28, 2024 |
DeMora Condemns Senate Bill 215
Today, state Senator Bill DeMora (D-Columbus) condemned the passage of Senate Bill 215, a Republican bill that is meant to limit certain campaign contributions from foreign nationals but creates a host of unintended consequences.
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January 24, 2024 |
DeMora Denounces Senate's Veto Override of H.B. 68
Today, state Senator Bill DeMora (D-Columbus) condemned the Ohio Senate's decision to override the governor's veto of House Bill 68, which bans gender-affirming care for trans minors and bans transgender student athletes from participating in sports that align with their gender identity.
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January 10, 2024 |
DeMora Condemns Hateful Veto Override
Today, state Senator Bill DeMora (D-Columbus) issued a statement after the Ohio House voted to override the Governor's veto of House Bill 68, which will ban critical gender-affirming health care for minors and ban transgender student-athletes from playing on sports teams that align with their gender identity, effectively banning them from school sports entirely.
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December 29, 2023 |
DeMora Applauds Veto of Disgraceful H.B. 68
Today, state Senator Bill DeMora (D-Columbus) issued a statement after Governor DeWine vetoed House Bill 68, which would have banned critical gender-affirming health care for minors and banned transgender student-athletes from playing on sports teams that align with their gender identity, effectively banning them from school sports entirely.
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December 13, 2023 |
DeMora Condemns Anti-Trans Attacks
Today, state Senator Bill DeMora (D-Columbus) issued a statement after the Ohio Senate voted to pass House Bill 68, which will ban critical gender-affirming health care for minors and ban transgender student-athletes from playing on sports teams that align with their gender identity, effectively banning them from school sports entirely.
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December 6, 2023 |
DeMora Votes Yes on House Bill 86
Today, state Senator Bill DeMora (D-Columbus) issued the following statement after the Ohio Senate passed House Bill 86, which made changes to the adult use recreational marijuana laws passed under Issue 2.
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December 4, 2023 |
DeMora Outraged at Efforts to Undermine Voter Approval of Adult-Use Cannabis
Today, state Senator Bill DeMora (D-Columbus) spoke out against recently proposed Republican changes to State Issue 2, the voter-approved initiated statute to legalize adult-use recreational cannabis.
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November 29, 2023 |
DeMora Disgusted by Out-of-State Extremists Testifying to Bully Kids
Today, state Senator Bill DeMora (D-Columbus) denounced the hordes of out-of-state, Republican-backed, lie-spewing Fox News pundits who testified in favor of the bigoted, discriminatory, and extremist House Bill 68, which would ban six Ohio children from participating in sports. Several of the people who testified are paid by right-wing extremist organizations to promote hate nationwide.
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November 20, 2023 |
DeXora Calls on University of Xichigan Football PrograX to AdXit Cheating
Today, state Senator Bill DeXora (D-ColuXbus) issued the following stateXent.
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November 17, 2023 |
DeMora Speaks Out Against Concerning Rise of Islamophobia and Antisemitism in Ohio
Today, state Senator Bill DeMora (D-Columbus) spoke out against the rising trend of Islamophobia and antisemitism in the central Ohio region.
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November 16, 2023 |
DeMora Blasts Republican Administration's Decision to Allow Fracking on State Lands
Today, state Senator Bill DeMora (D-Columbus) spoke out against the decision of the Republican-led Ohio Gas and Land Management Commission (OGLMC) to allow fracking in state parks despite protests from the public and an active investigation from the Attorney General's office to look into possible fraud committed by a lobbying firm representing the oil and gas industry.
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November 9, 2023 |
DeMora Denounces Republican Arrogance to Deny Voters of their Will
Today, state Senator Bill DeMora (D-Columbus) denounced the Republican leadership in the state legislature for their pledge to ignore the voter's decision on State Issues 1 and 2.
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November 7, 2023 |
Democrats Celebrate Election Results
Today, members of the Ohio Senate Democratic Caucus responded to the results of the November 7 general election.
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October 31, 2023 |
Ohio Democrats Demand Voter Purge Reversal, Truthful Answers from Secretary LaRose
Today, state Senator Bill DeMora (D-Columbus) and state Representatives Bride Rose Sweeney (D-Westlake), Terrence Upchurch (D-Cleveland), Juanita Brent (D-Cleveland) and Innovation Ohio's CEO and Executive Director Desiree Tims today held a press conference following the latest attempt by Secretary of State Frank LaRose to limit voters' freedoms.
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October 24, 2023 |
DeMora Denounces Antisemitic Garbage on Senate Website
Today, state Senator Bill DeMora (D-Columbus), denounced the publication of a blatantly antisemitic article on the On the Record section of the Ohio Senate Republican-controlled website. The article accuses woke billionaires of manipulating the media in Ohio for their own gain.
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October 19, 2023 |
DeMora Condemns Yost's Selection of January 6 Conspirator for Solicitor General
Today, state Senator Bill DeMora (D-Columbus) spoke out against the selection of Elliot Gaiser to replace Ben Flowers for the position of Ohio solicitor general.
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October 13, 2023 |
DeMora Announces Bill to Stop Expensive Streaming Mandates
Today, state Senator Bill DeMora (D-Columbus), a proud Ohio State alumnus, announced his intention to introduce legislation to stop Ohio's public colleges and universities from airing sporting events exclusively on streaming platforms.
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October 13, 2023 |
DeMora, Gavarone Introduce Legislation to Protect Election Officials
Today, state Senator Bill DeMora (D-Columbus) and state Senator Theresa Gavarone (R-Bowling Green) introduced Senate Bill 173, a bipartisan proposal to protect Ohio's election officials. The bill prevents an election worker's residential and family information from being included in public records.
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